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Computer Vision

Why this subject matters: Computer vision powers everything from autonomous vehicles to medical imaging AI — a specialized but consistently in-demand skill at companies investing heavily in perception systems.

Standard reference

Computer Vision: A Modern Approach

David A. Forsyth & Jean Ponce · 2nd Edition

A widely used academic textbook covering the classical foundations of computer vision — image formation, feature detection, and geometry — before the deep learning era took over the field.

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Practice & problems

Practical Machine Learning for Computer Vision

Valliappa Lakshmanan, Martin Görner & Ryan Gillard

An end-to-end, code-first guide to building real image ML pipelines — from data preparation through model deployment, written by Google engineers with production experience.

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In-depth

Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications

Richard Szeliski · Texts in Computer Science Series

The most comprehensive computer vision reference available, covering both classical techniques and modern deep learning approaches in a single, thorough volume.

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